Australia Zoo – Founded by the irrepressible Aussie Steve Irwin was a fantastic day out for all of us. It features most of Austalia’s natural fauna – which of course means pretty much every animal will kill you given half a chance. As Stevo would say “Crikey !”...

Before heading down to see the family in Brissy … (As you can see I’ve already picked up an alarming tendency to ‘Australianise’ names by shorting everything) … We headed up to the Tropical North to the Rainforests of Cairns and on to the Great Barrier Reef...